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TRANSIT ZONING CODE :Architectural Standards -Building Types Illustrative Photo: Duplex with Porch Frontage Illustrative Photo: Duplex with hontyard and porch frontage Nkubadve Photo: QuadPlex with stoop frontage Sec. 41-2031. Duplex, Triplex, and Ouadplex Building Type (a) Duplex, triplex, and quedpiex are muitiple dwelling types that are architecturally presented as large single-family houses In their typical neighborhood setting. Such buildings may be used for residenBa, office, retail or in combination as Permitted by the applicable zone. (b) Lot Width and Depth. .Themin,and maximum ld "Ed Buildina Terser). width and the en nunum lot depth shall be as prescribed! inTableRT-1 (Perm, (cl Access Sean ar (1)The main entrance to each ground floor unit shall be accessed directly from and face the street Access to second floor units shall be by a stair, which may be open or erdosed but shall not face the street. (2) Where an sky Is rot present parking and services shall be accessed by a driveway 8 to 10 feet wide with 2-foot planters on each Ode when serving a Private 2-or garage and /8 to 20 feet in width with ]-foot planters on each side when serving more than one private 2-car garage. (3) On a corner tat without access to an alley, Parking and services shall be accessed from the side street (d) Parking Standards (1) Requhed residential parking shall be within individual garageswhich shall contain up to four cars (2) Garages on caner lots without alleys may front onto the side street only N provided with 1 ear garage dons and driveways up to 8 feet wide that are separated by planters at least 2 feet wide. (3) A street facing garage may accommodate no more than 2 cars and shall have 1 ear garage doors and driveways no more than 8 feet wide that are separated by planters at least 2 feet wide. (4) Additional required parking spaces may be enclosed, covered or open. (a) Service Standards (1) Where an alley is not present services including. utility access, above ground equipment and trash containers shall be located at least 10 feet behind the front of the house, and be screened from view from the street with a hedge or solid fence. (p Open Space Standard, (1) One primary common open space of regular geometry is required. This area shall be equalto 15 percent of the lot shall be open to the sky and may be located on the ground or on a podium. The minimum dimension for the common open space shall be 15 feet in each direction. (2) Private open space is required for each ground floor residential unit The private open space shall be no less than 150 square feet with a minimum dimension of 10 het in each direction, enclosed by a fence, wall or hedge and open to the sky, (3) Porches and stoops may encroach into a required yard, as specified in the Urban Standards for the Zone. (g) Landscape Standards (I) Landscape shall rat obscure front yards on adjacent lots. Front yards trees shall not exceed 1.5 times the Might of the porch at maturity, except at the margins of the tat, where they may be no more than 15 times the height of building at maturity. The trees shall M planted at Me rate of one (1) 3trirrch box tree per 25 lineal feet of front yard. The trees may M placed in groups m order to achieve a particular design. (2) In the rear yard, at least one (1) 244och canopy tree shall M Provided for shade and privacy. (3) Side yards trees shall M placed a rate of one (1) 2a-inch box tree per 30 lineal feet to protect the privacy of neighbors. (4) Six (6) 51allon size shrubs, ten (10) one -gallon size herbaceous perennials/shrubs and turf or acceptable dry climate ground cover shall be planted for every required thee. (h) Frontage Standards (1) Each dwelling's ground level abutting front yards shall be designed ro that social areas Such as the living room, family room, dining room rather than bedrooms and service morns are ori- ented toward the fronting street to the degree possible. (2) On corner lots, entrances to triplex and quadplex dwellings shall M located on both sired frontages. (0 Building Size and Massing Standards (1) Building elevations abutting side yards shall M designed to provide at least one horizontal plane break of at least 3 feet, and one vertical break of at least 2 feet. (2) Buildings on corner lots shall M designed with two front facades. (3) Buildings shall M massed as large houus, composed principally of 2-story volumes, each designed to house sole. (4) Dwellings within buildings may M flats or townhouses. (5) Duplex, Triplex, and puadplex shall comply with the height ratios established in Table BT-13 Table R-13 OPrex arory Maxlmwn Barb of each Duplex,fall" nd Ouadplex Stay Crowdibor Z 3 %ulpaasd 1001s 1SW1) 4p% Hoer by story Ito sod envrfoontayekssthandinga that is permitted emp ticulasurry. ground Moor motldnt W she bulking area that is permmed for M'n panicubr story. 0) Acceseery Dwellings. Accessory dwellings shall not be permitted. 425 TRANSIT ZONING CODE SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT 84 City of Santa Ana, California 7 5A-57